Colorado · Rock climbing · Cortez

Northside

Northside in Colorado has 5 bouldering routes across 5 difficulty grades.

5 routes
V0-1 – V2+
Bouldering

Best time to visit Northside

Best months: April–May and September–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

  1. Jan

    43° / 18°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  2. Feb

    50° / 23°

    5 wet · 2 snow

  3. Mar

    60° / 29°

    5 wet · 1 snow

  4. Apr

    68° / 35°

    5 wet

  5. May

    78° / 44°

    4 wet

  6. Jun

    90° / 53°

    3 wet

  7. Jul

    96° / 61°

    6 wet

  8. Aug

    93° / 59°

    6 wet

  9. Sep

    84° / 50°

    6 wet

  10. Oct

    71° / 37°

    5 wet

  11. Nov

    56° / 26°

    4 wet · 1 snow

  12. Dec

    44° / 18°

    5 wet · 2 snow

Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Hovenweep Nm, UT, 6 mi away at 5,240 ft. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

Northside is a climbing area in southwestern Colorado on land managed by the Bureau of Land Management through its Tres Rios Field Office. It sits near the Utah state line, a few miles from the Hovenweep area. Spring and fall are the most comfortable seasons to climb here. Typical averages from the nearby Hovenweep NM, Utah weather station put April highs around 68°F and October highs around 71°F, while July averages reach about 96°F. The closest camping is Holly Towers Campground, about 5 miles away, with Hovenweep Campground about 6 miles off across the Utah line. Hikers can try the Horsehoe and Hackberry Trail or the Square Tower Group Loop, and McElmo Creek offers paddling about 9 miles away.

Routes (5)

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